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 Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:15 pm
"Slow down!" It was true she was bossy. She'd even admit it. She'd also claim it was for good reason, that she was right and anyone who said other wise was wrong. With Lyrus, and with Mignon, she tried not to demand things nearly as much. In situations like these it was hard. This little trip had gone from free falling off pegasus to something more serious. Lyrus didn't seem worried, and Kilah was positive she wasn't either, but she couldn't shake the feeling they'd end up with more problems than just getting Jax to talk to them...
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"Akilah, of course," she said. The grin on her face didn't make it the least bit believeable. Tossing the blindfold carelessly off to the side, she stretched her arms above her head. At least she had some of her mannerisims, that was a habit Kilah seemed to have. "I stabbed the first one. She's a b***h. It's a wonder you two are bickering so much. Now then-" There was a pause in her words long enough for a yawn. "-they're coming here. What do you plan to do about that?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:31 pm
"You were the one who said we could hurry," Lyrus countered, but slowed down nonetheless. He wasn't in any hurry. Let Jax die for all he cared. The only pain that would cause him was when Calt's passing would upset Vin. Firelizards, no matter how badly they got along, mourned the loss of one of their kind for days. And with Calt as the 'senior' flitt of the House...it was bound to be annoying. "It's not all that much farther anyway."
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"I'm sure you are," he drawled sarcastically, rolling his eyes. Mannerisms or not, this was most certainly not Kilah, nor would she ever convince him that she was. Especially considering her following statement admitted she had stabbed the real one. Jaxom frowned only faintly, and after a moment shrugged and climbed to his feet, idly pacing towards the window. "Do I have to do something about that? Why should I care if they're coming here? I don't have to let them in, just like I don't have to let you stay in. Go stab someone or something. You seem to like doing that."
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:41 pm
"We should, but I can't," Kilah informed him, annoyed. She'd like nothing more than to rush to Jax's door, somehow knock it down, run in the room and beat the life out of him. Guardian cat be damned. The fact she couldn't was probably a good thing.
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"Hmm." The girl got to her feet, a thoughtful look across her face. Soon, that became a challenging grin, and as swift as Kilah herself would've been able to, she pulled the dagger seemingly from no where and headed towards the door. "You know," she muttered, chuckling. "I think I'll go and do that."
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By now, the Sin'aeis was beginning to wonder if this had been the best idea. If only Twila hadn't said anything... More importantly, what if, somehow, it had been Jax? She'd have to kill, it was only a matter of justice! But then Lyrus would suffer somehow, which was something she was trying hard to avoid...
"Hey, you two!" A voice called. A familiar one. Just as they were about to reach Jax's room, she came to stand infront of them, blonde pigtails and all. "Wow, I didn't think you'd come!" The look-a-like Mignon giggled, clapping her hands approvingly. "This isn't going to bother you, is it?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:58 pm
Jaxom really hadn't expected that, but anything to get her out of his room. Turning, he watched her go, then stepped over and locked the door behind her, returning to his closet and withdrawing a short spear-like weapon from it before simply relaxing on his beanbag to await Atear's return. Just in case, mind. He wasn't worried. Or scared.
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"Mignon?" She was certainly one of the last people Lyrus expected to see here. Not that it was bad, mind, but... Wait up. She hadn't commented on his growth! Lyrus was instantly on his guard, but did his best not to show it, smiling in greeting to the imposter, and managing to look more curious than confused with her words. "Hi! Er... Bother us?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:16 pm
Did he seriously buy that? Blind people were stupid, Kilah realized. On second thought, maybe he was playing along with it. That wouldn't get them anywhere but stabbed to death and probably dumped in a river. "You're not Mignon," she pointed out, trying to sound bored. "She doesn't giggle like that."
The other girl seemed dissapointed. "Wow, you're both smart, aren't you? Well, at least observant, I'd hardly considering either of you intelligent." Her eyes peered at Lyrus, than Kilah, as if wondering how easy they'd both be killed. Coming from someone who looked like Mignon, and had stabbed Kilah and gotten away with it, it was undeniablely at least slightly creepy...
"Which of you wants to die first, hm? We could go outside if you want. I'd hate to get blood all over this pretty house! Unless you want to give me what you stole."
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:28 pm
"Way to waste the situation, Kilah," Lyrus muttered under his breath, knowing full well that she could hear him, and knowing just as well that 'Mignon' couldn't. Not that it mattered at this point. Completely ignoring half of what she said, Lyrus busied himself with trying to figure out what exactly this...something was. First it had been Jaxom, then Kilah, and now Mignon? Lyrus had heard of shapeshifters, true, but how would one know to turn into these people? At that, why did it care at all?
"Neither of us stole anything," Lyrus murmured, rolling his eyes. "The only places I ever go anymore are this House and the mansion, and Kilah.." He paused, considering. Kilah went all over the place. Um. "Kilah doesn't steal," he finished, nodding defiantly. She had never stolen to his knowledge, anyway. Lyrus himself had no qualms about stealing. It made shopping that much more interesting. But, as he had said, he hadn't stolen anything in a while, let alone been out of the house where he could do so.
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:36 pm
"You do have it!" The stranger snapped. The angry look and the temper itself didn't suit Mignon. The voice didn't, either, though only Kilah was likely to notice the difference so keenly. "Don't play dumb with me, boy, give it back to me or I'll have your eyes gauged out to." It was quite clear she'd carry through with that, and held the dagger up as much more than a mere display.
Whatever she wanted, she was damn positive one of them had it.
Kilah growled slightly, another bad habit the currently nameless person had come to mimic when acting as her. Reaching her hand out, she caught Lyrus's arm and pulled him roughly behind her. In situations like these, Kilah was either going to pull someone behind her or push them infront. Normally the 'kill them!' would've been the solution.
It was a shame this thing decided to show when she was with Lyrus instead of Yukito or Aard.
"Look, b***h, whatever you want, we don't have it."
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:57 pm
Lyrus was thinking up a retort of his own when he was rudely tugged behind Kilah. For only a moment, the boy seemed surprised, but almost immediately that changed to absolute fury. He knew Kilah just didn't want him to get hurt, but he wasn't some baby anymore. He was taller than she was! If only a tad. He should be the one protecting her!
Fingering his knife, Lyrus stepped back to Kilah's side, shotting her a quick glare, even if she couldn't see it, before returning his attention to the imposter Mignon. Still scowling, and hiding the closed knife in his palm, he lifted his hands and folded his arms across his chest. "No one's taken anything. Get out of my house."
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:09 pm
It was Kilah's turn to be surprised when his voice was sudden beside her. Though...not that surprised. She assumed he'd be stubborn about it, but now wasn't the time for it! "Lyrus..." It sounded like more of a one-word warning than a name.
"You do have it!" The girl repeated, cletching her teeth together as well as her fists. "You have it, I know it's here!" Her threats and such were quickly beginning to seem like more of a temper tantrum. "You want me to leave? Fine! But then I'm taking something that belongs to you until you decide to give it back to me, boy! Someone in this house has it!"
Lifting an arm, she pointed toward Kilah and hissed. "I want that. One or the other. I'm not leaving with nothing. And if you still won't give it back, I'll hurt your brother. Trust me, it'll be more than a stab in the arm, too!"
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:26 pm
Lyrus' only response to Kilah was to nudge her with one elbow. Now was not the time for them to get in a 'Who's the boss' battle. At least he had enough tact to not shove her behind him. Besides, they had almost gotten this whatever it was to leave. All they had to do was give it something! Something of his, sadly, but he could replace it eventually, he was sure. When 'Mignon' pointed to Kilah, however, he blinked, frowning faintly as he glanced sideways at his friend. She didn't have anything of his, did she?
...Nope. Not that he could see, anyway. Unless she had stolen something from him too!? ...Beating back the following conspiracy theory, Lyrus shook his head and returning his eyes to Mignon. However, even as he opened his mouth to reply, it clicked.
"No." He snapped immadiately. Absolutely not. it was one thing to give up a possession, quite another to give up a friend. Besides, that would be Kilah protecting him again. For once, Lyrus wanted to be the protector. Turning to Kilah, he set one hand on her shoulder, flashing a grin. "You find whatever the crap this thing wants, alright? Jax'll help, juts tell him what's going on." Without waiting for a reply, he glanced back to Mignon and quirked a brow. "I'll come with you. She'll find your whatever. No one gets to stab Jax but me."
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:33 pm
"Lyrus!" Kilah was nearly screaming at him. The way her hands twitched made it seem like she'd reach out and slap him. What a stupid idea! Did he MISS the part where this thing had STABBED her?! "I won't let you! She'll kill you!"
"Hey now!" 'Mignon' piped up defensively. "It's not very nice to you just assume I'll kill someone! I'll give you a few hours to get what you stole from me before I even think of doing that." Grinning, she placed on hand on her hip, glancing Lyrus over. "You can come with me if you put that weapon down you're hiding, cutie." Laughing loudly, she added, "Guess you've gotten use to this, huh, Kilah? Guy's leaving you, that is."
"Why you little b***h!" Kilah hissed, reaching back for her own dagger.
"You better not," the other warned seriously. "You can't help him and the other one, can you? Unless you favor one quite a bit over the other, I'd suggest you stop."
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:41 pm
Better me than you, Lyrus wanted to say, but he held his tongue. Poor Kilah had one through enough, one thing after another, and she had only just lost her eyes. Regardless of the fact that they didn't work, no one should have to endure that. Explaining it to Kilah that way would likely just make her protest even more, though. So he held his silence.
Scowling faintly, he made as if to drop the knife, but thought better of it and turned back to Kilah, grabbing her hand and setting the folded blade in it before she could protest further. "Do not lose my knife," he hissed, then released her hand and stepped back, muttering a 'Good luck' before turning back to 'Mignon'. He nodded. "Whenever you're ready."
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:55 pm
"Yeah, alright..." What else was she suppose to say? Figures. The one time she'd doubted Lucky, who had said they were just too much alike, she ended up being right anyway. Since that seemed to be the case, Lyrus obviously wasn't going to listen. Because she wouldn't have. "Don't die. Mignon might cry. I don't want to deal with that." She was worried for him, but she really meant that last part.
"Such a good boy!" Mignon cooed affectionately, taking his hand and pulling him past Kilah, back outside. "Ahh! Fresh air! It's so nice, isn't it? Anyway! Let's get going! You're going to be sooo excited when we get there!" Winking playfully, her grasp on his hand tightened, and with a small 'pop' and a hardly noticeable flash of light, the pair suddenly found themselves somewhere completely different.
The room was simple, which meant the ones past the two doors to their left probably weren't. The floor and walls were stone, and obviously old with no funiture to speak of. "Now, you two play nice!" She chirped, motioning toward someone sitting along the wall. "She'll be your room-mate for the last few hours of your life!"
From across the room came a hiss, and the earlier mentioned figure stood, glaring. "You're KIDDING me?" Noharu snapped.
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Back at the house, Kilah had yet to move. This was...a serious problem. But Jax...talking to Jax would be hard. Besides, what help could he provide with his wrist broken? Maybe his stupid cat could do something. Taking in a deep breath, she mentally slapped herself and called loudly, "JAXOM! Get your sorry a** out here!"
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:09 pm
"I won't," Lyrus promised, grinning. "Just find the thing." And then Mignon-imposter was pulling him back the way they had come, outside onto the lawn. Before he had a chance to reply, they had vanished, and he was far too disoriented by the new location to care much about answering her. He looked around the barren room without much interest, failing to even notice Noharu until the woman spoke.
And there went whatever lasting bit of happiness there might have been. Scowling, Lyrus stepped away from imposter-Mignon and walked over to the wall opposite Noharu, sinking down to sit on the floor and shooting her a glare. Dammit, and he didn't even have his knife. "Don't think I'm happy with the situation."
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Jaxom had been expecting some sort of shout for a while now. Of course, when he heard Kilah's voice, he wasn't terribly sure if he should trust it or not. After all, it might be that other Kilah. ...Somehow he doubted it. With his spear-thing still held in his left hand, he returned to the door and left his room, walking the short distance down the hall to Kilah. Nope, this was the real one--the other had forgotten its blindfold in his room. "What happened?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:19 pm
One might've expected a threat. Infact, no one would put it past her to lash out without so much as that. The fact she did neither was a bit surprising, and what followed even more so. "Just watch your mouth, brat, I don't want her picking up any of the bad words I'm sure that little chicken brat has taught you." Substituing 'b***h' for 'brat? What was the occassion?
Nothing more than a girl, and a nervous one at that. She was younger than Lyrus, four at the most. Her bat wings and ears twitched nervously as she clutched her white dress. My, my, someone was nervous. Oddly enough, Noharu didn't seem the cause of it.
After a moment longer of leering unblinkingly at the Sin'aeis, the teenager sat back down, reaching over and patting the bat girl on the head. "It's alright. You'll be okay."
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"None of your business." Only a few days ago, Jax had said she couldn't protect Lyrus forever. Her response had been 'watch me', a challenge that declared she could. If such was possible, she planned to try. No one she gave a damn about was going to get slaughtered if she had something to say about it. Not Gizmo. Not Mignon. And, for now, not Lyrus. "I need you to watch this for me." She waved the weapon Lyrus had left with her. "And don't let anyone take it."
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